A Thousand and One Gems of English PoetryGeorge Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1896 - 633 pages |
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... death and let me dye . Come gentle death , the ebbe of care , The ebbe of care , the flood of life , The flood of life , the joyful fare , The joyful fare , the end of strife , The end of strife , that thing wish I , Wherefore come ...
... death and let me dye . Come gentle death , the ebbe of care , The ebbe of care , the flood of life , The flood of life , the joyful fare , The joyful fare , the end of strife , The end of strife , that thing wish I , Wherefore come ...
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... Death ! that hast us of such riches reft , Tell us , at least , what hast thou with it done ? What is become of him whose flower here left Is but the shadow of his likeness gone ? Sith death their fairest flower did late Scarce like the ...
... Death ! that hast us of such riches reft , Tell us , at least , what hast thou with it done ? What is become of him whose flower here left Is but the shadow of his likeness gone ? Sith death their fairest flower did late Scarce like the ...
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... death . The garlands wither on your brow ; Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon death's purple altar , now , See where the victor victim bleeds ! All heads must come To the cold tomb , Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and ...
... death . The garlands wither on your brow ; Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon death's purple altar , now , See where the victor victim bleeds ! All heads must come To the cold tomb , Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and ...
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... Death's servile emissaries are : Nor to these alone confin'd : He hath at will More quaint and subtle ways to kill ; A smile or kiss , as he will use the art , Shall have the cunning skill to break a heart . [ THOMAS DEKKER 1599 ...
... Death's servile emissaries are : Nor to these alone confin'd : He hath at will More quaint and subtle ways to kill ; A smile or kiss , as he will use the art , Shall have the cunning skill to break a heart . [ THOMAS DEKKER 1599 ...
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... death what dreams | A. And never see thy slights , which few men shun , Till unawares they helpless are undone ! # O that a year were granted me to live , And for that year my former wits restored ! What rules of life , what counsel I ...
... death what dreams | A. And never see thy slights , which few men shun , Till unawares they helpless are undone ! # O that a year were granted me to live , And for that year my former wits restored ! What rules of life , what counsel I ...
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Page 36 - When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept : Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says, he was ambitious ; And Brutus is an honourable man. You all did see, that on the Lupercal, I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition ? Yet Brutus says, he was ambitious ; And, sure, he is an honourable man.
Page 69 - His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth ; my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye ; I feel my heart new opened : O, how wretched Is that poor man, that hangs on princes...
Page 192 - Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride With incense kindled at the muse's flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learned to stray; Along the cool sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.
Page 273 - O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning.
Page 60 - This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden demi-paradise ; This fortress, built by nature for herself, Against infection, and the hand of war; This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands; This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England...
Page 103 - Through the dear might of Him that walked the waves, Where other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the Saints above, In solemn troops, and sweet societies, That sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Page 274 - Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him.
Page 70 - Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not. Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr!
Page 30 - The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill : But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tame but one another still : Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath When they, pale captives,...
Page 424 - The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset were seen: Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown.